Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Introduce students to the power of self-appreciation with this inspiring writing activity!

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Research your dream career with this graphic organizer! Pick a career to learn about, and then compile your notes in this worksheet.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Encourage students to explore the notion of identity with this reflective writing and drawing prompt!

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Use this pre-reading discussion guide to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

Get students thinking deeply about their personality traits with this engaging reflective writing prompt!

With this middle-school revision checklist, students will be guided to review their informational writing with a critical eye in order to improve their writing.

Use this sixth-grade graphic organizer worksheet to plan an argumentative essay about whether more should be done to solve a problem facing our society.

Use this Evaluating Sources Checklist to help students evaluate their sources for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this summer-themed writing prompt about spending time outdoors!

Students read background information about May as Mental Health Awareness Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Give students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

Getting ready to write an informational essay? Use this five-page outline to help think through the next stages of the informational writing process!

Learners offer advice to a younger version of themselves in this engaging reflective writing activity.

Write a heartfelt letter to someone who has impacted your life with this SEL writing prompt for middle grades!

Young writers reflect on a time they worked hard to earn something! Kick off the writing process with this narrative writing graphic organizer.

Get students thinking, reflecting, and writing with this middle school narrative writing prompt and rubric!

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.